Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Maldives
Maldives: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 139.47 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 139.47 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Maldives peaked at 158.77 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.68 TJ, in 1990.
That places Maldives 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Maldives, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.68 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 87.1 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 89.76 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 92.59 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 96.34 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 101.04 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 103.66 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 106.42 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 106.94 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 108.54 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 110.98 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 112.29 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 114.8 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 117.28 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 119.77 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 127.29 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 129.53 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 127.06 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 132.79 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 130.83 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 129.52 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 133.21 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 135.04 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 135.98 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 139.09 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 158.77 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 144.16 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 144.53 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 152.33 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 152.79 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 137.47 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 148.8 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 139.91 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 136.59 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 139.47 TJ | +2.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 139.47 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 139.47 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 237,674 TJ, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.71 TJ | 84.68 TJ | 108.54 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.26 TJ | 110.98 TJ | 132.79 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.54 TJ | 129.52 TJ | 158.77 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.45 TJ | 136.59 TJ | 148.8 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 169 Marshall Islands 197 TJ compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 176.31 TJ compare
- 171 Qatar 142.04 TJ compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 110.59 TJ compare
- 174 New Caledonia 107.05 TJ compare
- 175 China, Hong Kong SAR 88.5 TJ compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Maldives?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Maldives was 139.47 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 158.77 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.68 TJ in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Maldives ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.